Richard Browning, a UK inventor, created a real life Iron Man suit he dubs “the Deadalus” and gave it a test flight in front of a TED conference last month. Even though the suit can fly around 200 mph, he took it safe and easy for rather petty, pragmatic reasons: he could die if something [...]Read More »

While the media steals the spotlight from groundbreaking inventions and incredible technologies, scientists continue to plow through new challenges with a vengeance. What’s new? Hmm. What’s not new? Groundbreaking research in epigenetics is opening the door to understanding latent or “junk” code in our DNA. The research actually came out of the University of Maryland [...]Read More »

Vuk Kostic (aka Chevsy on DeviantArt) has a very developed style – this is one of my personal favorites. I don’t know if it is deliberately (albeit loosely) based upon the golden mean or if his sense of design is simply mature enough to just find it by accident but I really enjoy the composition of [...]Read More »

The image is from an Ardella Cosplay When I started kindergarten, my teachers (including an assistant) suggested to my mother that I be advanced to the third grade. That was neither the first, nor the last time someone remarked about my intelligence. When I was a kid, I thought that was some sort of great [...]Read More »

Whether you’re aware of it or not, artificial intelligence is all around us and what constitutes “artificial intelligence” is becoming as definitionally nebulous as … well, whatever. Should we call your thermostat artificially intelligent because it regulates temperature in your home without being told what to do? Is voice recognition artificial intelligence? How about the chess [...]Read More »

What is it? Bulldog face, humanoid alien eyes, reptilian neck and skin flaps, tattoo-esque markings, and no discernible ears. I decided to post this as an inspirational work of art because it represents everything good about monster art. It isn’t over the top. It doesn’t have a thousand teeth. It doesn’t look so bizarre [...]Read More »

Long before Shelley’s Frankenstein, we were sharing stories about changelings, transmutations, and various forms of magic that create new forms of life. As real science has contemplated the possibilities of real life Frankenstein breakthroughs, various transhumanist experiments in 2015 more than humbly suggested that the limitation on human potential might be narrower than we expected. Scientists killed volunteers [...]Read More »

Once again, acclaimed author Jaime Buckley redesigned the always entertaining WantedHero.com … you should check it out. Really. This isn’t a legitimate blog post. It’s a shout out. That’s it. Get movin’! Click on the picture to learn more about some great books my buddy’s been writing. Read More »

Today’s inspiration comes from this overdone, classic knight versus dragon fight concept. I think the ambiance and unique setting are what sets it apart from other pieces that often makes this concept so stale. I’m curious what you think – is this just another piece in a long line of dragon versus knight or do [...]Read More »

I just finished reading the first volume of Game of Thrones. I know – I’m really behind the times here – but to be fair, most Game of Thrones fans haven’t read the books either … and it isn’t too hard to imagine why from a certain point of view. While I haven’t followed the [...]Read More »